This is a list of topics related (in whole or in part) to (a) phenomena in the
natural environment which have a definite or significantly possible connection with human activity or (b) features of human activity which have a definite or significantly possible connection with the natural environment, even if the connection is made indirectly through the
built environment. For example,
hamster has been included because the effect on the built environment can affect the natural environment. Also,
factory farming (often practiced indoors) has been associated with
epidemics, which do not stay indoors.
The connections can be positive (even
remedial) or negative or both. Some
introduced species intended to benefit the ecosystem have acted as
invasive species, damaging the ecosystem. Also, different sources of
energy development have both pros and cons. Furthermore, an environmental topic can be such for multiple reasons at one time, as in the case of
resource extraction and processing; commodity distribution, use, and misuse; and
waste management.
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natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a term that comprises all living and non-living things that occur naturally on Earth or some part of it (e.g. the natural environment in a country).
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The phrase built environment refers to the manmade surroundings that provide the setting for human activity, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places.
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Cricetinae
Fischer de Waldheim, 1817
Genera
Mesocricetus
Phodopus
Cricetus
Cricetulus
Allocricetulus
Cansumys
Tscherskia
Hamsters
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Factory farming, is the practice of raising farm animals in confinement at high stocking density; and also sometimes used more generally to refer to treating farm animals as mere factory parts as is typical in industrial farming.
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In epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people) is a classification of a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is "expected," based on recent experience
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Generally, remediation means providing a remedy, so environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water for the general protection of human health and the environment or
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introduced species (also known as naturalized species or exotic species) is an organism that is not indigenous to a given place or area and instead has been accidentally or deliberately transported to this new location by human activity.
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Invasive species is a phrase with many definitions. The first definition expresses the phrase in terms of non-indigenous species (e.g. plants or animals) that adversely effect the habitats they invade economically, environmentally or ecologically.
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Energy development is the ongoing effort to provide sustainable energy resources through knowledge, skills, and constructions. When energy from primary energy sources and converting them into more convenient secondary energy forms, such as electrical energy and cleaner fuel, both
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worldwide view of the subject.
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Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam.
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list of environmental issues that is due to human activity. These articles relate to the anthropogenic effects on the natural environment.
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